Accounting at Southern University and A & M College

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Southern University and A & M College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Southern University and A & M College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and has a total student population of 6,917. In 2021, 30 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Southern University and A & M College.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

Southern University and A & M College Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Southern University and A & M College Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Southern University and A & M College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Southern University and A & M College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	408
	431
	560
	748
	864
	919
	948
	1,043
	1,249
	1,362

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Southern University and A & M College Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Southern University and A & M College is $33,461. This is less than $46,292, which is the national average of all accounting majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Accounting Student Demographics at Southern University and A & M College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Southern University and A & M College.

Southern University and A & M College Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 30 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Southern University and A & M College in 2020-2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 64% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern University and A & M College with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Southern University and A & M College also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern University and A & M College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	30

Related Majors

• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing
• Business Administration & Management

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for LA, the home state for Southern University and A & M College.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	20,140	$37,180
Accountants and Auditors	10,390	$66,860
Financial Managers	5,280	$106,950
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	2,460	$39,250
Tax Preparers	1,430	$39,590

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.